Magic circle crochet loop

Crochet squares, circles etc many times start with a ring of chains leaving a hole in the middle. Sometimes you don't want that and then this technique comes handy.
Hold on to tail and wrap the yarn around your left finger. Work sc (US)/dc (UK) around the yarn loop and the tail, when you have your desired number of sts, pull the tail to snug up the middle. Continue crochet around in the sts.
After half the video we show you how to start and work dc (US)/ tr (UK) around the ring.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• magic circle
• crochet loop
• ögla
• virka
• hekle
• yarn
• garn
• Drops
• Garnstudio

[kimberleysanders]

Oh thank GOODNESS. This is the easiest video to get yet--I was finally successful. Thank you!

[dropsdesign]

@kimberleysanders Thank you <3

[lennieblue]

Good job at showing how it's done. I went to another you tube tutorial and couldn't see what was happening. Had no idea what a magic circle was. You learn something new everyday!

Thank you.

[sopcut21]

thank you thank you thank you thank you this makes so much more sense now! I can actually make the costume piece/beaded, elastic, crocheted beanie for my shakespeare company that I was commissioned to make yesterday with no prior knowledge of how to crochet!!

[staci369]

Thank you the other site i went on had some person speaking alot but not doing a good job

[maqsizu]

YES , JUST LIKE MY MOTHERS....

THANK YOU !

Blesses

Zelia

[JessyBee1313]

this is the best one yet...all of the other videos were too confusing!!!!

[dreadpiratemegan]

THANK GOODNESS FOR YOUR VIDEO. I finally got it!

[joseph5848]

thank you u ruleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeeeeeeee thank you =)

[troelebol]

ooo now I get it :)

[Shurrackia96]

OMG! Thank you soooooo much for posting this! :D Ive had so much trouble trying to figure out how to do the magic circle until I saw this video! :D

[sknygrydg07]

whew! OMG this is SO MUCH BETTER than the other video tutorials here on YT! Thank you for also including the lefty in the same video. My starting loops look so much better now - thank you!